The Oid Folder; The Dpsimages.zip File - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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The OID folder

Device images used for display in inventory and on topology maps, are kept in the
directory, under directories named by the OID of the device.
There are typically three files in these subdirectories:
, the image (front panel or front and back panel) displayed in the Inventory
●
DeviceView.gif
window.
, the small image that appears in the topology maps.
●
MapView.gif
, a file that defines the device type, fallback OID (the OID of the next higher level),
●
DeviceInfo.txt
and other information.
The file must always be present. The two gif files may or may not be present; if they
DeviceInfo.txt
are not, the gif file specified for the parent OID is used. In fact, for the 3Com SuperStacker II 1100
(directory
OID_43.10.27.4.1.2.1
the generic 3COM image provided in the parent OID directory (
The must contain at a minimum the following tags:
DeviceInfo.txt
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ConfigFile>
<FallbackOID> Parent SysOID
<DeviceType> Device Name
</ConfigFile>
For the 3Com SuperStacker II 1100 (
entries:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ConfigFile>
<FallbackOID>43</FallbackOID>
<DeviceType>3Com Super Stack II Switch 1100 24-port</DeviceType>
</ConfigFile>
The file for the parent,
DeviceInfo.txt
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ConfigFile>
<FallbackOID>UnknownDevice</FallbackOID>
<DeviceType>Generic 3Com</DeviceType>
</ConfigFile>
Depending on the type of device, other information may also be included. In general, features like Port
Location (the ability to click on a port to view port statistics) are not supported for third-party devices.

The dpsimages.zip File

The file contains the images used in Ridgeline inventory windows.
dpsimages.zip
If you are adding a completely new device or device type with its own unique image, you must add
that image to this file.
The image itself can be the same as the
OID folder" on page 314) but it must be named to match the name specified in the
tag in the XML file for the device or device type (see
imageIconsFileName
an ATL File" on page 312.
314
), only the image is provided. For the MapView image,
DeviceView
</FallbackOID>
</DeviceType>
OID_43.10.27.4.1.2.1)
contains the following entries:
OID_43
image you added into the OID folder (see
MapView.gif
extreme.war/gifs
).
OID_43
the file contains these
DeviceInfo.txt
Table 9, "Attributes Used in
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
"The